An aerial view, with the spa sanatorium in the background, of Morshyn, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. In Morshyn, a scenic town nestled at the Carparthian foothills in the Lviv region, 74% of 3,439 residents have been fully vaccinated. A small spa town in western Ukraine stands out in a country where just under a quarter of the population has received coronavirus vaccines. A resident takes an anti-coronavirus vaccine in Morshyn, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.
A spa sanatorium view with a stature in the foreground in Morshyn, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. In Morshyn, a scenic town nestled at the Carparthian foothills in the Lviv region, 74% of 3,439 residents have been fully vaccinated. A small spa town in western Ukraine stands out in a country where just under a quarter of the population has received coronavirus vaccines. People enjoy Nordic walking in Morshyn, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.
“I was making plans to travel somewhere this year and I chose Morshyn when I learned that many people here were vaccinated,” said Valentyna Panchuk, a retiree visiting the town. “Not just immunization of two-thirds of the population, but long distances allow people to not get infected,” said Dr. Gennady Yukshinsky, chief doctor of Morshyn’s hospital. “Testing is widespread, and if a COVID-19 infection is detected, the person voluntarily self-isolates, understanding the responsibility to other residents.”
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